Critics are watching the rollout of Ontario’s Bill 33—the Supporting Children and Students Act—to determine if and how they will challenge it. ON stated that the bill is meant to ensure transparency and trust in the postsecondary system. University of Toronto Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Professor Glen Jones decried the bill as “probably the most horrendous intervention into university autonomy in the history of the province” and referenced how universities’ silence is due to “a sense that nothing can be gained here.” OCUFA and CFS Ontario representatives added that they are also watching changes. Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance President Sayak Sneddon-Ghosal highlighted the potential consequences of the bill and how it could limit access to postsecondary education for those facing barriers.
